Bart Gordon
carlyo | April 19, 2014Guest Blog By Bart Gordon
Our nation has a long and proud history as a global leader in the development of technological breakthroughs and the development of revolutionary products that change and save lives around the world. In recent years, however, fewer young Americans are entering fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and as a result, our global competitiveness is in jeopardy. For the past six years, the majority of patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have been awarded to international owners, and fewer American students are pursuing advanced…
kcollins | September 29, 2010Read about Bart Gordon's support of the USA Science and Engineering Festival in House resolution 1660 and watch it below
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Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.Res. 1660, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival.
I want to congratulate the gentleman from California (Mr. Bilbray) for introducing this resolution.
A number of much-publicized studies have shown that the mathematics and science achievement of American students is poor by international standards. There is a dark cloud over the future of…